The Roman Catholic Lectionary and the Bible : Analysis, Conclusions, Suggested Alternatives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyer, Mark G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible devotions (Liturgy).

Church in the liturgy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2024.

Summary:

The bishops attending the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) decreed that the treasures of the Bible were to be opened for Roman Catholics by presenting a larger part of the Bible over three years. The first one-volume Lectionary, a collection of biblical texts appointed for worship on given days--what ultimately became four volumes plus a supplement in English--was published in Latin on September 30, 1970. The result of people seeing four volumes consisting of more pages than most Bibles was the erroneous thinking that they heard (read) the whole Bible every three years! The Lectionary edits the Bible. Biblical topics offensive to modern readers are omitted. Powerful biblical women are ignored. Biblical prophetic books are chopped by piecing together verses. There is no application of modern biblical analysis. The biblical passages presented in the Lectionary have been chosen to fit the liturgical year, even though the liturgical year did not exist when the Bible was written! The purpose of this book is to present some sobering statistics about the biblical texts found (and not found) in the Roman Catholic Lectionary, reach conclusions about them, and suggest alternate biblical texts for use in the Lectionary.

Contents:

Title Page

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Analysis of Biblical Book Material in the Lectionary Sunday Cycles A, B, and C and Weekday Years I and II

Chapter 2: Analysis: What Is not Read (Heard) from the Bible in the Lectionary Sunday Cycles or Weekday Years

Chapter 3: Comparison of Biblical Material in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Sunday Cycles A, B, C and Weekday Years I and II (bold) and Biblical Material not in the Roman Catholic Lectionary (italics) with Analytical Conclusions of Biblical Books

Chapter 4: Advent Alternatives

Chapter 5: Christmas Alternative

Chapter 6: Lent Alternatives

Chapter 7: Easter Alternatives

Chapter 8: Ordinary Time Alternatives

Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Alternatives

Chapter 10: Solemnity Alternatives

Chapter 11: The Lectionary and the Liturgical Year

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ISBN:

9798385219353

9798385219339

OCLC:

1455531406